Motilal Nehru is the father of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India.

Motilal Nehru was born on May 6, 1861. His parents were Gangadhar Nehru and Jeevarani. The Nehru family were living in Delhi for several generations. Gangadhar Nehru was a kotwal in that city. During India's independence struggle of 1857, Gangadhar Nehru left Delhi with his family and moved to Agra. He died in February 1861 and his youngest child, Motilal, was born three months later. Motilal's brother became a lawyer first and educated his brother to become a lawyer also. Motilal Nehru became a successful lawyer and joined Congress party for India's freedom struggle. He became President of the Congress Party twice.